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Manfred Wildmann family letters

Document | Accession Number: 1998.A.0037

The Wildmann family letters consist of correspondence among Heinrich, Rebecca, Manfred, Hannelore, Margot, and Hugo Wildmann. The letters describe camp conditions, health and sanitary concerns, and food availability at the concentration camps at Rivesaltes and Le Barcarès, Heinrich’s situation at a hospital in Perpignan, Manfred’s situation at the children’s home in Grammont, and the family’s efforts to find better arrangements for each of them. The collection is accompanied by transcriptions and annotated translations created by Manfred and Sylvia Wildmann.

Date
inclusive:  1941-1943
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
9 folders
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Manfred and Sylvia Wildmann

About This Document

Document Creator
Wildmann family
Biography
Manfred Wildmann (1930- ) was born in Karlsruhe to Heinrich (1888-1943) and Rebecca Wildmann (1895-1942). His siblings were Margot (1922- ), Hugo (1924-1944), and Hannelore (1925- ), and the family lived in Philippsburg. They were deported to Vichy France in 1940 and imprisoned in Gurs and Rivesaltes. Hannelore was released in 1941 to work in a children’s home in Pringy, Manfred was released in 1942 to a children’s home in Grammont (Haute-Saône) and later joined Hannelore, and Margot was released in 1942 to a children’s home and then worked for a family as a maid. Hugo was detailed to the work camp at Le Barcarès, and he and Rebecca were transferred to Drancy in August 1942. Both were then sent to Auschwitz and perished. Heinrich, who had been transferred to a hospital in Perpignan, was transferred to Drancy in November 1943 and the following month to Auschwitz where he perished. Manfred and Hannelore immigrated to the United States in 1947. (See also the family’s website at http://wildmannbirnbaum.com.)
System of Arrangement
The Manfred Wildmann family letters are arranged as a single series: I. Correspondence, 1941-1943

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Manfred and Sylvia Wildmann donated the Wildmann family letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:56:16
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